Hell’s Kitchen runner-up Mary Lou Davis will hold a Tuesday, April 23 pop-up at San Antonio restaurant Best Quality Daughter to serve her take on Asian fusion eats. The former executive chef at Whiskey Cake at The Shops at La Cantera moved to the West Coast after competing on Season 19 of the popular cooking competition show hosted by Gordon Ramsay.  Despite her relocation, Davis returns to the Alamo City from time to time to visit family and rock local foodies with her inventive culinary visions ..read more

A Night In Old San Antonio, or NIOSA as locals call it, has been the centerpiece of food-minded Fiesta revelers for 75 years. Indeed, many of the four-night gathering's handheld eats have reached South Texas icon status ..read more

Potato chip conglomerate Pringles has partnered with casual footwear company Crocs for a line of ugly-as-sin shoes that are — inexplicably — already selling out. The collaboration features three limited-edition Pringles-inspired Crocs styles as well as a collection of Pringles-themed Jibbitz charms to jazz up each shoe. On offer are classic Crocs clogs in four mix-and-match colors ..read more

San Antonio chef Nicola Blaque and Weathered Souls Brewing Co. are bringing their James Beard Award-nominated wares together on a new culinary venture called Barrel and Blossom. Barrel and Blossom will occupy the kitchen at Weathered Souls, 606 Embassy Oaks, Suite 500, and serve up Blaque's Caribbean jerk-infused cuisine alongside the brewery's craft beers, according to the owners of the two businesses. The new dining spot's dishes will include smash burger sliders dressed with a hop-infused aioli, street tacos and a grilled watermelon salad featuring a watermelon champagne vinaigrette ..read more

Booze-focused fest Whiskey Riot will come to San Antonio Saturday, May 18, bringing more than 200 varieties of the delicious, amber drink to the Freeman Expo Center. The fest will showcase whiskies and bourbons from American brands and those across the pond. General admission tickets are $90 and include samples of whiskey and whiskey cocktails and an official branded Whiskey Riot tasting glass ..read more

Texas whiskey haven Garrison Brothers Distillery will release the second iteration of its award-winning Lady Bird bourbon May 11, benefitting Austin’s Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. First released in 2023, the limited expression is Texas honey-infused and finished with cognac. It's aged for four years in new white American oak barrels before being infused with Burleson's Texas Wildflower Honey for an additional 8-9 months ..read more

Popular drive-thru concept Salad and Go is again expanding its San Antonio presence with a new store, this one on the city's far West side. An April 11 Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing notes construction on the new build, 12342 W. U.S. Highway 90, is set to begin in October of this year ..read more

San Antonio entrepreneurs Houston and Emily Carpenter have teased the name of the homestyle diner they plan to open in Southtown in coming months. The husband and wife team responsible for Little Em’s Oyster Bar, Restaurant Claudine and Up Scale will open new concept Beau’s Tiny Diner inside the building that now houses Little Em's. The couple's Carpenter Carpenter Hospitality shared logos for the concept late Friday via a new Instagram page for the diner ..read more

This week's top Current food stories centered on Boerne restaurants — casual spot Dog & Pony Grill announced its closure, while Jason Dady launched a new outpost of his Tre Trattoria brand in the city. Also in this week's news, Converse Mexican restaurant El Sabrosito had to temporarily close after being struck by a vehicle, and local favorite Ming's opened a new La Cantera location. Read on for more ..read more

A San Antonio location of Dirty Dough cookie shop is asking fans in a social media post to help it stay in business. The Stone Oak franchisee of the Arizona-based chain — which specializes in fresh-baked, stuffed cookies in more than a dozen flavor combinations — shared its plea to the San Antonio Restaurants Facebook page. "I am BEGGING you all to come in and buy a cookie or two today (Friday) or tomorrow (Saturday)," the post read ..read more